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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
Away
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
Barnet
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
battle
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From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
blood-stained
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From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
chasing
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
clouds
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
conflict
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
crackling
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
district
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
down
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From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
dying
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
faces
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
FALL
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From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
fallen
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
field
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From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
final
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
fire
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
fires
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
followed
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From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
fought
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
German
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From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
Hampstead
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
heard
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
hidden
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
hotly
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
indeed
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
investment
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From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
light
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
line
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From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
LONDON
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From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
low
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
lurid
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
metropolis
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
mingling
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
moon
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
moonbeams
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
mounting
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
muffled
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
musketry
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
night
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From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
Northward
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
now
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From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
pale
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
pallid
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
partly
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
rays
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
risen
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
roar
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From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
September
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From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
settled
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From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
shone
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
sounds
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FALL OF LONDON Outside London the September night had settled down on the blood-stained field of battle.
there
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From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
uncanny
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From this reading Along the German line of investment there had now followed upon the roar of battle an uncanny silence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
west
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From this reading Away to the west, however, there was still heard the growling of distant conflict, now mounting into a low crackling of musketry fire, and again dying away in muffled sounds.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
white
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From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
wide
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From this reading Northward, from Hampstead across to Barnet--indeed, over that wide district where the final battle had been so hotly fought--the moonbeams shone upon the pallid faces of the fallen.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a pale light the moon had risen, partly hidden by chasing clouds, her white rays mingling with the lurid glare of the fires down in the great terrified metropolis below.
